PTO Guidance on AI and Inventorship
April 18, 2024
Rising Questions About AI-Assisted Inventorship in U.S. Patent Law Questions about who, or what, can claim inventorship on AI-assisted inventions have been tested in the
If I had a dollar for every time…
August 31, 2023
…Thaler challenged the legal system to grant intellectual property rights to AI systems… Thaler loses case for copyright Artificial intelligence’s most persistent IP rights advocate,
New FishFAQ video: PCT Applications
May 17, 2023
We have uploaded a new video talking about the issues involved in enforcing patents. You can find the video on YouTube here as part of our ongoing FishFAQ
New FishFAQ video: Right-to-Practice
May 9, 2023
We have uploaded a new video covering the Right-to-Practice. Having a patent on your invention gives you the right to exclude others from practicing your
New FishFAQ video: Patent Enforcement
May 4, 2023
We have uploaded a new video talking about the issues involved in enforcing patents. You can find the video on YouTube here as part of
New FishFAQ video: Invention Disclosure
April 24, 2023
We have a new FishFAQ video out covering Invention Disclosures. You can view it to the right, or find it on the relevant Invention Disclosure
The Latest Case in Enforcement of Design Patents
August 9, 2022
A Design Patent for a Graphical User Interface In 2021, Wepay Global Payments LLC obtained a design patent for “a display screen portion with animated
Should Patents be Granted to AI “Inventions”?
June 14, 2022
The DABUS Case and the Question of AI Inventorship On June 6, 2022 the Federal Circuit heard the oral arguments in the future landmark case
Update on the Chinese Foreign Filing License Requirement: Was Your Invention Developed in China?
May 26, 2022
Understanding China’s Foreign Filing License Requirement When an invention is developed in China, Chinese Patent Law requires applicants to obtain a foreign filing license before
Artificial Intelligence as Inventor
January 10, 2022
What is DABUS and How Did It Invent An AI machine program called DABUS was created as a series of neural networks trained with general
De Minimis Defense Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Minimal Use
December 13, 2021
Understanding the Meaning of “De Minimis” in Law There is a Latin maxim: de minimis non curat lex: “The law does not care about the
New FishFAQ Video: Opposing Patents
November 19, 2021
There is a new FishFAQ video up on our Fish IP Law YouTube channel. This one covers opposing patents and answers questions about keeping track of competitors patents, how
New FishFAQ video: Valuing Patents
November 4, 2021
There is a new FishFAQ video up on our Fish IP Law YouTube channel. This one is on patent valuation and covers questions like what
Patents on Transactions Using Cryptocurrency: Square versus PayPal
April 1, 2021
One of the challenges of patenting technology related to blockchain is that the subject matter is likely directed to one of the judicial exceptions (i.e.,
False Marking
December 21, 2020
What Is False Marking? False marking (distinct from false marketing) occurs when a product is falsely labeled as covered by an enforceable patent. Common Ways
Can an AI machine be an inventor?
October 20, 2020
Current Patent Office Position on AI Inventors Wow, fascinating issue, this one. For now the short answer is a simple “no”. And several patent offices